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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-930 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 3416 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-930.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-930
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $198.73 vs $210.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 7% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i7-930 - 207 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Core i7-930 - $1.01 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-930 - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-930 - 12 vs 8 threads
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-930 2.80GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU, Retail BX80601930
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Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
94%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-930
Desktop • Feb 28th, 2010
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-930 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-930 or Ryzen 5 3600X
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
$19.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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42 FPS
$47.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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